Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 23:20
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
World English Bible
Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat;
American Standard Version
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 23
18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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